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Linear Algebra for Mueller Calculus

Mathematical Physics 2007-05-23 v3 math.MP

Abstract

We give a self-contained exposition of some mathematical aspects of the Mueller-Stokes formalism. In the first part we review some basic notions of linear algebra and establish a proper notation. In the second part we introduce the Mueller-Stokes formalism and derive some useful mathematical relation between physical quantities. Finally a useful decomposition theorem is reviewed.

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@article{arxiv.math-ph/0412061,
  title  = {Linear Algebra for Mueller Calculus},
  author = {A. Aiello and J. P. Woerdman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math-ph/0412061},
  year   = {2007}
}

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V3: some additions, 66 pages, 1 figure